Only 24 hours left.
Georgia have turned down Troy's last appeal.
An innocent man goes to his death
Contact the Amnesty link to make a last ditch appeal to stop this cruel injustice.
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=6oJCLQPAJiJUG&b=6645049&aid=516533
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Thursday, 28 July 2011
Vanunu is not an Israeli citizen - let him out, Israel
In his letter last May to Eli Yishai, the Interior Minister of Israel, Mordechai Vanunu pointed out that the Knesset had just passed a law that removed the citizenship of anyone convicted of
espionage or treason, and that as he had been so convicted he should be deprived of his citizenship.
Mordechai spent 18 years in prison in Ashkelon, Israel, for blowing the whistle on Israel's nuclear armaments. Since his release he has not been allowed to leave Israel and lives under stringent security.
As of today, Mordechai has not received a reply to his letter.
Because of this delay his lawyer, Avigdor Feldman, went to the High Court in mid July to insist on a response. The Court ruled that Mordechai's petition, now over two months old, must be answered within 30 days, which should be by August 13th.
If you can, please write a letter in support of Mordechai to any local or national paper, media outlet or government member.
And you can email Mordechai at: vanunuvmjc@gmail.com. You may not get an answer but be sure all support will be welcome.
espionage or treason, and that as he had been so convicted he should be deprived of his citizenship.
Mordechai spent 18 years in prison in Ashkelon, Israel, for blowing the whistle on Israel's nuclear armaments. Since his release he has not been allowed to leave Israel and lives under stringent security.
As of today, Mordechai has not received a reply to his letter.
Because of this delay his lawyer, Avigdor Feldman, went to the High Court in mid July to insist on a response. The Court ruled that Mordechai's petition, now over two months old, must be answered within 30 days, which should be by August 13th.
If you can, please write a letter in support of Mordechai to any local or national paper, media outlet or government member.
And you can email Mordechai at: vanunuvmjc@gmail.com. You may not get an answer but be sure all support will be welcome.
Friday, 15 July 2011
Deserters may be the bravest of soldiers
[LETTER SENT TO 3 NEWSPAPERS. PUBLISHED IN IRISH EXAMINER 13 JULY 2011]
A chara
As a pacifist opposed to all killing armies and all wars, I find no difficulty whatever with the pardoning of the Irish deserters. Those who left because they believed that killing humans was wrong should be very proud of themselves. Those who joined the Allied war effort should not be punished. Whether they were killing in an Irish or British Army they should have been free to leave, even to leave one for the other.
For whatever reason young people sometimes get themselves involved in joining armies and fighting wars. Governments pay vast sums of money on advertising, recruitment techniques and propaganda to entice them to do so. Once in, many soldiers regret their decision, but find themselves in a Hobson's choice situation where they must either let down comrades by leaving, or act contrary to their lights and consciences by staying. The full moral and legal force of each and every Army makes them fear leaving.
Some Irish soldiers became convinced that it was better to join a force that was fighting a war in Europe than stay in their own Army at home. Maybe this was again due to propaganda but it became their conviction. When they left they acted on their convictions - according to their lights and consciences.
Contrary to the indoctrination instilled by armies, deserters may be the bravest of their soldiers. Threatened with penalties of ostracism, exile, court martial, imprisonment and execution, yet they desert.
While I would prefer if the Irish deserters had never enlisted in any army, I don't believe that they need anyone's forgiveness for acting according to their lights. However if it would set their minds at rest, the honourable and humane thing for the State and the military to do would be to give them the technical pardon they request.
Is mise
Justin Morahan
A chara
As a pacifist opposed to all killing armies and all wars, I find no difficulty whatever with the pardoning of the Irish deserters. Those who left because they believed that killing humans was wrong should be very proud of themselves. Those who joined the Allied war effort should not be punished. Whether they were killing in an Irish or British Army they should have been free to leave, even to leave one for the other.
For whatever reason young people sometimes get themselves involved in joining armies and fighting wars. Governments pay vast sums of money on advertising, recruitment techniques and propaganda to entice them to do so. Once in, many soldiers regret their decision, but find themselves in a Hobson's choice situation where they must either let down comrades by leaving, or act contrary to their lights and consciences by staying. The full moral and legal force of each and every Army makes them fear leaving.
Some Irish soldiers became convinced that it was better to join a force that was fighting a war in Europe than stay in their own Army at home. Maybe this was again due to propaganda but it became their conviction. When they left they acted on their convictions - according to their lights and consciences.
Contrary to the indoctrination instilled by armies, deserters may be the bravest of their soldiers. Threatened with penalties of ostracism, exile, court martial, imprisonment and execution, yet they desert.
While I would prefer if the Irish deserters had never enlisted in any army, I don't believe that they need anyone's forgiveness for acting according to their lights. However if it would set their minds at rest, the honourable and humane thing for the State and the military to do would be to give them the technical pardon they request.
Is mise
Justin Morahan
Monday, 23 May 2011
Obama in Ireland
Dear President Obama
As a human being and therefore a brother I welcome you on your visit to Ireland.
In other circumstances this welcome might have been absolute.
But I object to your appetite for killing other humans. As in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Lybia and beyond. I say NO to your acceptance of the torture of other humans, your failure to close down Guantanamo, your U-turn on military tribunals for its inmates, your treatment of whistle-blower Bradley Manning, your proliferation of nuclear weapons and jailing of those who oppose them. It was sickening to watch you in that small room purportedly viewing the killing of Osama bin Laden. Bad enough that you were willing (and promising in your pre-election speeches) to kill him, without trial, evidence, judge or jury, horrible that you gloated over the purported killing itself.
By continuing to use Shannon civilian airport for war you are implicating Ireland and its people in the blood-fest in which you are engaged.
I object too to the lie that your interest in interfering in the Middle East and newly revolutionary countries has anything to do with support for human rights or democracy. Nearly everyone knows it is the oil and wealth of those countries that you covet for the United States. I object to your recently articulated belief that protection of the United States gives you the right to act as you have been acting, to kill as you have been killing, to interfere bloodily in the affairs of other peoples.
Your prevarication with regard to Israel has been pathetic. Talk is cheap and of that you have plenty. You have fiddled with Netanyahu while Palestinians burn.
When you were elected, I hoped that you might be different. I had reservations but I still hoped. You have shattered many dreams by reneging on the good promises you made on the way to the White House.
We need integrity, honesty and humanity in the people who occupy offices such as yours. We do not need orators. Have you not heard that actions speak louder than words.
What I have lost in you is trust .
Still, I wish you and your wife Michelle a safe and happy time in Ireland. Also good wishes to your children.
Your brother
Justin Morahan
As a human being and therefore a brother I welcome you on your visit to Ireland.
In other circumstances this welcome might have been absolute.
But I object to your appetite for killing other humans. As in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Lybia and beyond. I say NO to your acceptance of the torture of other humans, your failure to close down Guantanamo, your U-turn on military tribunals for its inmates, your treatment of whistle-blower Bradley Manning, your proliferation of nuclear weapons and jailing of those who oppose them. It was sickening to watch you in that small room purportedly viewing the killing of Osama bin Laden. Bad enough that you were willing (and promising in your pre-election speeches) to kill him, without trial, evidence, judge or jury, horrible that you gloated over the purported killing itself.
By continuing to use Shannon civilian airport for war you are implicating Ireland and its people in the blood-fest in which you are engaged.
I object too to the lie that your interest in interfering in the Middle East and newly revolutionary countries has anything to do with support for human rights or democracy. Nearly everyone knows it is the oil and wealth of those countries that you covet for the United States. I object to your recently articulated belief that protection of the United States gives you the right to act as you have been acting, to kill as you have been killing, to interfere bloodily in the affairs of other peoples.
Your prevarication with regard to Israel has been pathetic. Talk is cheap and of that you have plenty. You have fiddled with Netanyahu while Palestinians burn.
When you were elected, I hoped that you might be different. I had reservations but I still hoped. You have shattered many dreams by reneging on the good promises you made on the way to the White House.
We need integrity, honesty and humanity in the people who occupy offices such as yours. We do not need orators. Have you not heard that actions speak louder than words.
What I have lost in you is trust .
Still, I wish you and your wife Michelle a safe and happy time in Ireland. Also good wishes to your children.
Your brother
Justin Morahan
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
FREE BRADLEY MANNING
Whistleblower against murder of civilians being held in brutish conditions by USA
There has been a lot of anti-war activity in Dublin over the past weekend to highlight the continued detention of Bradley Manning in brutish conditions bordering on torture.
As I have not been able to join in person in this activity next best thing is to highlight the case of soldier Bradley Manning here.
Bradley is a whistle-blower who revealed this video to Wikileaks. It shows his fellow soldiers indiscriminately killing a number of civilians from the sky.
There is also a petition here that you can sign for Bradley's release. Last time I looked the number of signatures was 460,017. Please help them to make it to half a million.
There has been a lot of anti-war activity in Dublin over the past weekend to highlight the continued detention of Bradley Manning in brutish conditions bordering on torture.
As I have not been able to join in person in this activity next best thing is to highlight the case of soldier Bradley Manning here.
Collateral Murder - Wikileaks - Iraq
Bradley is a whistle-blower who revealed this video to Wikileaks. It shows his fellow soldiers indiscriminately killing a number of civilians from the sky.
There is also a petition here that you can sign for Bradley's release. Last time I looked the number of signatures was 460,017. Please help them to make it to half a million.
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